Directly opening a modified map asset of a streaming sublevel does not always force it to be reloaded (inconsistent with other map open behaviors)

UE - World Creation - Worldbuilding Tools - Feb 10, 2026

When the level currently being edited has unsaved changes and the user opens a new one, the Editor asks if the changes should be saved. If the user answers negatively, the level asset is reverted to ...

DynamicMaterialParameters Niagara module resets write flags on emitter update

UE - Niagara - Feb 4, 2026

When using the DynamicMaterialParameters Niagara module in UE 5.6, 5.7, and UE5-Main (CL 50298778), updating an emitter causes Boolean values, such as Index0Float0Write, to reset to default values, ...

Compatible Skeleton Animation does not retarget the same on duplicate skeleton

UE - Anim - Rigging - Retargeting - Jan 29, 2026

If a mesh is exported from the engine, reimported as a new skeleton and mesh, and then marked as a compatible skeleton. Animation will have slightly different rotations playing on the skeleton. ...

UEditorEngine::OnAllPIEInstancesStarted() called prematurely, multiple times, while PIE clients are starting

UE - Gameplay - Jan 21, 2026

Context UEditorEngine::OnAllPIEInstancesStarted() is a virtual function that gets called when launching Play-in-Editor. It can be overridden if the game project chooses to introduce a subclass of U ...

GameplayTagQuery AutoDescription not refreshed after GameplayTag redirect on load

UE - Gameplay - Gameplay Tags - Jan 21, 2026

FGameplayTagQuery does not refresh its cached AutoDescription after GameplayTag redirects are applied during asset load. As a result, after renaming a GameplayTag and restarting the editor, the Game ...

Material Analyzer misreports static params for Material Layers

UE - Rendering - Architecture - Materials - Jan 20, 2026

When analyzing materials that use Material Layers, Material Analyzer reports that multiple Material Instances “share the same static parameter array” and therefore recommends reparenting so that onl ...

Character unnecessary step down during PHYS_Flying mode

UE - Gameplay - Player Movement - Jan 15, 2026

When MovementMode is set to PHYS_Flying, the character may unexpectedly step down by MaxStepHeight when colliding with a wall near a ceiling. This occurs because UCharacterMovementComponent::StepUp ...

"Scale for <ComponentName> has a component set to zero, which will result in a bad body instance" warning spam when moving actor instance even with Collision Profile overriden to "NoCollision"

UE - Simulation - Core - Jan 12, 2026

When a StaticMeshComponent has a scale component of zero in WorldSpace (after accumulating with the hierarchy from the root to it), function UPrimitiveComponent::OnCreatePhysicsState() logs the warn ...

CommonListView EntryWidgetClass allows invalid assignment via “Use Selected Asset From Content Browser”

UE - Editor - UI Systems - Jan 6, 2026

CommonListView requires its EntryWidgetClass to implement UserObjectListEntry. This requirement is correctly enforced by the Entry Widget Class dropdown, which filters out widgets that only implemen ...